Explore the history of fire in Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park

On the charts below, click on fires of each type (human-caused wildfires, natural wildires, prescribed burns and mutual aid responses) to highlight historical trends and patterns on annual and monthly temporal scales. Click the legend labels to toggle fire types on and off.

How much do fires cost to manage?

Annual costs for both wildfire supression and prescribed fires were obtained from WBS records. Here’s how the annual numbers have changed over the past 5 years

Costs of individual wildfires, 2010-2017 are displayed below by date. The darker red the bubble, the more the fire costed to manage. The fire’s size is reflected in the size of the bubble. Hover over each fire for more information.

Explore the spatial nature of Everglades and Big Cypress fires

The chart on the left is the same as the one at the top of this page, with one difference. Highlighting on this chart will highlight the corresponding mark on the map on the right, showing where the fire occured. First, select a color with the brush tool located above the map. Then, select a time period of fires on the left. Choose a new color to highlight multiple periods of interest.